Nail setter



Oct. 16, 1934.

A. P. BARKER NAIL SETTER Filed Dec. 15. 1932 AMDT-HE Patented Oct. 16, 1934 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to combination nail sets and measuring gauges and is designed particularly for use in the application of weather strips and other xtures, drapery rods, etc. where an exact locating of the weather strip or other Xture is essential and where diiculty is experienced in simultaneously holding and driving the nail and locating the fixture prior to the driving process.

It has for its purposes to provide a novel and eiiicient means of simplified and inexpensive construction for holding a nail prior to the driving thereof; to pro-vide a convenient gauge by means of which the article or fixture to be in- .stalled may be accurately and uniformly positioned at a proper distance from a given point or working line; and to provide the various other advantages and results made evident from the following specification.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by providing a nail set of plurality parts, one part of which comprises the portion designed to be held in the hand while the tool is being used, and another part slideably mounted therein. The rst mentioned part is provided at one end with gauging means designed to facilitate the proper positioning of the weather strips or other fixtures to be applied with reference to a given working line or point. The gauging means may be integral with the first mentioned part or constructed so as to be removable when its use is not desired, and may be replaced by other gauging means of any desired size when a diiferent spacing is required.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the various views, Figure 1 shows my assembled device with a part of the handle 40 portion cut away to show the interior construction, and with the slideable portion therein moimted in extended position at which it is normally just prior its use. Figure 2 shows a View of the device at right angles to that shown in Figure 1 with the slideable portion in contracted position as it is normally just after the tool has been used in driving or setting the nail. Figure 3 shows a side View of the handle portion. Figure 4 shows the driving end view of the handle portion. Figure 5 shows the opposite end view of the handle portion. Figure 6 shows the details of the slideable portion. Figure 7 shows a lower end view of the slideable portion.

Referring again to the drawing, A shows the handle portion. B shows the slideable portion.

B2 shows the cut away part of the member B.

C shows the holding screw which projects through the handle member A, fits into the out away portion B2 and thus anchors the slideable member within the handle yet allows it sliding motion therein. B3 shows the nail end of the slideable member. D shows the gauge formation at Jche nail end of the handle portion. E shows the springs positioned within the nail end ofthe handle portion which functions to secure the nail when positioned within the nail end of said handle portion.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation or modication without departing from the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction herein set forth but desire to avail myself of such variations and modiiications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of America:-

A nail inserting implement comprising a tubular casing having therein bores of different diameters, the larger bore being located in the upper portion of the casing which is provided with a gripping surface on its outer face, a plunger mounted within said bores and having por- 35 tions conformable thereto and slidable therein, means to retain the plunger within said casing, the lower portion of the casing having a` downwardly tapered bevel extending to an end portion which is the same diameter as the casing except for two attened portions which form gauges for projection between portions of the work to be nailed.

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